Bx soft tissue back/flank supf 21920 at MultiCare Allenmore Hospital

1901 South Union, Tacoma, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1366556227

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$3,831.60

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$9,579.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$1,238.94 with Molina vs $8,428.11 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Apple Health $1,238.94 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,338.05 ↓ -65%
WellPoint Apple Health $1,338.05 ↓ -65%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,338.05 ↓ -65%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,338.05 ↓ -65%
SCAN MedAdvantage $1,888.97 ↓ -51%
Aetna MedAdvantage $1,945.64 ↓ -49%
Regence MedAdvantage $1,945.64 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $1,964.52 ↓ -49%
WellCare MedAdvantage $1,983.41 ↓ -48%
Molina MedAdvantage $1,983.41 ↓ -48%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $2,077.86 ↓ -46%
First Choice PPO $2,291.56 ↓ -40%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $2,291.56 ↓ -40%
Premera HMO $2,809.17 ↓ -27%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $3,184.80 ↓ -17%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $3,199.53 ↓ -16%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $3,777.93 ↓ -1%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $3,946.84 ↑ +3%
Regence MCC/AHN $5,322.82 ↑ +39%
Regence Blue High Performance $5,322.82 ↑ +39%
Regence RealValue $5,474.90 ↑ +43%
Premera Signature $6,057.05 ↑ +58%
Premera Prime $6,057.05 ↑ +58%
Regence Commercial $6,083.23 ↑ +59%
Kaiser PPO $6,942.92 ↑ +81%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $6,992.67 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $6,992.67 ↑ +83%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $7,444.25 ↑ +94%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $7,558.89 ↑ +97%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $7,928.07 ↑ +107%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $8,428.11 ↑ +120%

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Bx soft tissue back/flank supf 21920 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $3,831.60 $1,232.77 – $11,793.96
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma not published $4,080.13 – $4,080.13
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,252.60 $1,840.45 – $4,683.94
Central Medical Center Seattle $3,760.00 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $2,481.60 $1,183.41 – $6,673.00
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $3,831.60 $1,210.46 – $7,928.07
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $3,831.60 $1,238.45 – $7,928.07
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $2,026.74 $7.79 – $994.58

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